PHYS 001
(GN)
The Science of Physics (3) Historical development and significance of major concepts, with emphasis on the nature of physics and its role in modern life. (For students in non-mathematical fields.)
Effective: Fall 2004
PHYS 010
(GN)
Physics Behind the Headlines (3) Select topics in modern physics with emphasis on understanding science related articles in the news (For students in non-mathematical fields.)
Effective: Summer 2013
PHYS 097
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1994
PHYS 150
(GN)
Technical Physics I (3) Elementary treatment of topics in mechanics, heat, wave motion, and sound leading toward an understanding of technical applications.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
1 1/2 units of algebra. Prerequisite or concurrent:MATH 021 orMATH 081
PHYS 150L
(GN)
Technical Physics I (3) Elementary treatment of topics in mechanics, heat, wave motion, and sound leading toward an understanding of technical applications.
Effective: Summer 1994
PHYS 150P
(GN)
Technical Physics I (3) Elementary treatment of topics in mechanics, heat, wave motion, and sound leading toward an understanding of technical applications.
Effective: Summer 1994
PHYS 151
(GN)
Technical Physics II (3) Elementary treatment of topics in electricity, light, and modern physics leading toward an understanding of technical applications.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
PHYS 150
PHYS 151L
(GN)
Technical Physics II (3) Elementary treatment of topics in electricity, light, and modern physics leading toward an understanding of technical applications.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
PHYS 150
PHYS 151P
Technical Physics II (3) Elementary treatment of topics in electricity, light, and modern physics leading toward an understanding of technical applications.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
PHYS 150
PHYS 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2007
PHYS 199
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
PHYS 211
(GN)
General Physics: Mechanics (4) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of mechanics: motion, force, Newton's laws, energy, collisions, and rotation.
Effective: Fall 1999
Concurrent:
MATH 140
PHYS 211H
(GN)
General Physics: Mechanics (4) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of mechanics: motion, force, Newton's laws, energy, collisions, rotation, and oscillations.
Effective: Spring 2012
Concurrent:
MATH 140
PHYS 211L
(GN)
General Physics: Mechanics (0-4) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of mechanics: motion, force, Newton's laws, energy, collisions, and rotation. NOTE: UP offers for 0 credits; Altoona offers for 4 credits.
Effective: Fall 2000
Concurrent:
MATH 140
PHYS 211P
General Physics: Mechanics (0) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of mechanics: motion, force, Newton's laws, energy, collisions, and rotation.
Effective: Spring 1999
Concurrent:
MATH 140
PHYS 211R
(GN)
General Physics: Mechanics (4) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of mechanics: motion, force, Newton's laws, energy, collisions, and rotation.
Effective: Spring 1999
Concurrent:
MATH 140
PHYS 212
(GN)
General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (4) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism.
Effective: Fall 1999
Prerequisite:
MATH 140, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
MATH 141
PHYS 212H
(GN)
General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (4) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
MATH 140, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
MATH 141
PHYS 212L
(GN)
General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (0-4) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism. NOTE: UP offers for 0 credits; Altoona offers for 4 credits.
Effective: Fall 2000
Prerequisite:
MATH 140, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
MATH 141
PHYS 212P
General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (0) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite:
MATH 140, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
MATH 141
PHYS 212R
(GN)
General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (4) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism.
Effective: Spring 2000
Prerequisite:
MATH 140, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
MATH 141
PHYS 213
(GN)
General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics (2) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of fluids and sound, heat, kinetic theory, and entropy.
Effective: Fall 1999
Prerequisite:
MATH 140, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
MATH 141
PHYS 213L
(GN)
General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics (0) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of fluids and sound, heat, kinetic theory, and entropy.
Effective: Fall 1999
Prerequisite:
MATH 140, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
MATH 141
PHYS 213R
(GN)
General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics (2) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of fluids and sound, heat, kinetic theory, and entropy.
Effective: Fall 1999
Prerequisite:
MATH 140, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
MATH 141
PHYS 214
(GN)
General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics (2) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of wave motion, geometrical optics, interference phenomena, photons, wave mechanics, and the structure of matter.
Effective: Spring 2004
Prerequisite:
MATH 141, PHYS 211 andPHYS 212
PHYS 214L
(GN)
General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics (0) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of wave motion, geometrical optics, interference phenomena, photons, wave mechanics, and the structure of matter.
Effective: Spring 2004
Prerequisite:
MATH 141, PHYS 211 andPHYS 212
PHYS 214R
(GN)
General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics (2) Calculus-based study of the basic concepts of wave motion, geometrical optics, interference phenomena, photons, wave mechanics, and the structure of matter.
Effective: Spring 2004
Prerequisite:
MATH 141, PHYS 211 andPHYS 212
PHYS 230
Introduction to Relativity (3) Introduction to special and general relativity including space-time diagrams and relativistic kinematics, length contraction, time dilation, equivalence principles, curved space and cosmology.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
PHYS 212, MATH 141 . Prerequisite or concurrent:MATH 220, MATH 230 orMATH 231
PHYS 237
Introduction to Modern Physics (3) Relativity and quantum theory applied to selected topics in atomic, molecular, solid state, and nuclear physics.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 212
Concurrent:
PHYS 214
PHYS 237H
Introduction to Modern Physics (3) Relativity and quantum theory applied to selected topics in atomic, molecular, solid state, and nuclear physics.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
PHYS 212
Concurrent:
PHYS 214
PHYS 250
(GN)
Introductory Physics I (4) Selected topics in mechanics, heat, and sound.
Effective: Fall 2002
Prerequisite:
MATH 022, MATH 026 ; orMATH 040 ; orMATH 041 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics proficiency examination
PHYS 250L
(GN)
Introductory Physics I (0-4) Selected topics in mechanics, heat, and sound.
Effective: Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
MATH 022, MATH 026 ; orMATH 040 ; orMATH 041 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics proficiency examination
PHYS 250P
(GN)
Introductory Physics I (0) Selected topics in mechanics, heat, and sound.
Effective: Fall 2002
Prerequisite:
MATH 022, MATH 026 ; orMATH 040 ; orMATH 041 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics proficiency examination
PHYS 250R
(GN)
Introductory Physics I (4) Selected topics in mechanics, heat, and sound.
Effective: Fall 2002
Prerequisite:
MATH 022, MATH 026 ; orMATH 040 ; orMATH 041 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics proficiency examination
PHYS 251
(GN)
Introductory Physics II (4) Selected topics in light, electricity, and magnetism.
Effective: Fall 2002
Prerequisite:
PHYS 250
PHYS 251L
(GN)
Introductory Physics II (0-4) Selected topics in light, electricity, and magnetism.
Effective: Fall 2010
Prerequisite:
PHYS 250
PHYS 251P
(GN)
Introductory Physics II (0) Selected topics in light, electricity, and magnetism.
Effective: Fall 2002
Prerequisite:
PHYS 250
PHYS 251R
(GN)
Introductory Physics II (4) Selected topics in light, electricity, and magnetism.
Effective: Fall 2002
Prerequisite:
PHYS 250
PHYS 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
PHYS 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
PHYS 397
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2007
PHYS 399
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
PHYS 400
Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism I (3-4) Electrostatics and magnetostatics in vacuum; electrical and magnetic properties of matter; electrodynamics, Maxwell's equations, conservation laws, electromagnetic waves and radiation.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
PHYS 212, PHYS 213 andPHYS 214;MATH 250 orMATH 251;MATH 231 orMATH 230
Concurrent:
MATH 230
OR
MATH 231
;
PHYS 204
PHYS 402
Electronics for Scientists (4) Circuit and network theory; active devices; amplifiers; introduction to digital electronics; noise theory.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
MATH 250 orMATH 251;PHYS 212, PHYS 213 andPHYS 214
PHYS 406
Subatomic Physics (3) Introductory treatment of elementary particles, fundamental strong and electroweak interactions, nuclear structure, accelerators, particle detection, nuclear astrophysics.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
PHYS 410
PHYS 410
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I (3-4) Basic postulates; Schrodinger wave equation; stationary states; variational method; scattering in one dimension; orbital angular momentum; hydrogen atom; numerical methods.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
MATH 250 orMATH 251;MATH 230 orMATH 231;PHYS 237
PHYS 411
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II (3) General theory of angular momentum; approximation methods; scattering theory; radiation theory; applications to atomic, molecular, condensed matter, nuclear and particle physics.
Effective: Spring 1994
Prerequisite:
PHYS 410
PHYS 412
Solid State Physics I (3) Crystal symmetry, x-ray structure analysis, lattice vibrations, thermal properties, free electron transport theory, elementary one-electron quantum theory of solids.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
MATH 230 orMATH 231
Concurrent:
PHYS 410
PHYS 413
Solid State Physics II (3) Quantum theory of electronic and optical properties of solids, semiconductors, dielectrics, magnetic properties, crystal imperfections, low- temperature effects, and superconductivity.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
PHYS 412
PHYS 414
Solid State Physics (3) Crystal structure; reciprocal lattice; X-ray diffraction; lattice vibrations; thermal properties; free electron gas model; energy bands; semiconductors; magnetism.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
MATH 230, PHYS 237
PHYS 419
(MATH 419)
Theoretical Mechanics (3) Principles of Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian mechanics of particles with applications to vibrations, rotations, orbital motion, and collisions.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
MATH 230 orMATH 231;MATH 250 orMATH 251;PHYS 212, PHYS 213 andPHYS 214
PHYS 420
Thermal Physics (3) Basic postulates of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, microscopic quantum states and macroscopic parameters; partition functions; Maxwell- Boltzmann and quantum statistics.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
MATH 230 orMATH 231;MATH 250 orMATH 251;PHYS 237
PHYS 421W
Research Methods in Physics (3) Methodology focusing on the theory of measurement and experiment design.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 237
PHYS 443
Intermediate Acoustics (3) Vibration and simple vibrating systems, sound wave propagation, acoustic instruments, recent developments.
Effective: Fall 1999
Prerequisite:
MATH 251, PHYS 212, PHYS 213 andPHYS 214 ; orPHYS 203 orPHYS 204
PHYS 444
Topics in Contemporary Physics (2) Modern research topics and career opportunities in physics; employment, graduate education, and tailoring the physics curriculum to meet career goals.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 237 and 3 credits of physics at the 400 level
PHYS 446
The Year in Physics: A Seminar on the Latest Research (1) Discussion recent research in physics.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 211
PHYS 457
Experimental Physics (1-3) Selected experiments in various fields of physics.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 212 rPHYS 213, PHYS 214 andPHYS 237
PHYS 457W
Experimental Physics (3) Selected experiments in various fields in physics.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 212, PHYS 213, PHYS 214 andPHYS 237
PHYS 458
Intermediate Optics (4) Geometrical and physical optics: theory of lens systems, aberrations, apertures, interference, diffraction, polarization.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 212, PHYS 213, PHYS 214;MATH 250 orMATH 251;MATH 230 orMATH 231
PHYS 461
(MATH 461)
Theoretical Mechanics (3) Continuation of Math.(Phys.) 419. Theoretical treatment of dynamics of a rigid body, theory of elasticity, aggregates of particles, wave motion, mechanics of fluids.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
MATH 419
PHYS 462
Applications of Physics in Medicine (3) Applications of physics in human physiology and in instrumentation for medical diagnosis and treatment.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
PHYS 211, PHYS 212, PHYS 213 andPHYS 214 ; orPHYS 250, PHYS 251
PHYS 472
Elements of Nuclear Physics and its Applications to Medical Imaging and Treatments (3) Introduction to the theory of nuclei, interactions with fast particles, and applications to medical imaging and radiation oncology.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
PHYS 211, PHYS 212, PHYS 213, PHYS 214 andPHYS 237
PHYS 479
(MATH 479)
Special and General Relativity (3) Mathematical description, physical concepts, and experimental tests of special and general relativity.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PHYS 237, PHYS 400, PHYS 419;MATH 250 orMATH 251;MATH 230 orMATH 231
PHYS 494
Physics Research Project (1-12) Investigation of an original research problem, including a literature search. Preparation of a formal thesis is optional.
Effective: Spring 2007
PHYS 494H
Physics Research Project (1-12) Investigation of an original research problem, including a literature search. Preparation of a formal thesis is optional.
Effective: Fall 2007
PHYS 495
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
PHYS 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
PHYS 496H
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2012
PHYS 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
PHYS 497A
(BIOL 497A)
Networks in Life Science (3) Introduction of network analysis and modeling techniques applied to molecular and cellular-level interaction networks.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite:
MATH 141, BIOL 110, BIOL 230 or permission of program
PHYS 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
PHYS 499A
(IL)
Low-Dimensional Electronic Materials (1) This course will provide an introduction to physics of low-dimensional electronic materials, combining intensive learning in a classroom with a supervised project of independent research. This course is taught by Penn State faculty at the Shanghai Jioa Tong University in Shanghai, China, and is offered to undergraduate students majoring in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and related fields who have finished at least two (preferred) but not more than three academic years of study. SJTU is a premier university in China with a long history and strong tradition in academics and research. The course, to be offered with the Zhiyuan College (honors college) and the Department of Physics at SJTU, will provide students the opportunity to work together in an international setting.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
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